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Vertical scaleheights in a gravitationally coupled, three-component Galactic disk
Chaitra A. Narayan, Chanda J. Jog
The vertical scaleheight of the atomic hydrogen gas shows a remarkably flat distribution with the galactocentric radius in the inner Galaxy. This has been a long-standing puzzle (O…
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Spiral-like Light Profiles but Elliptical-like Kinematics in Mergers of Galaxies
Chanda J. Jog, Aparna Chitre
It is commonly accepted that a merger of two spiral galaxies results in a remnant with an elliptical-like surface-brightness profile. Surprisingly, our recent study (Chitre & Jog 2…